Totally Killer

Totally Killer, mixes a little 80's nostalgia, with a campy slasher flick.

Its not a bad formula and it mostly works, but only in a functional sense. That is, this film is competently done but the core cinematic elements that are supposed to help drive this film forward, are a little lacking in places.

The 80's nostalgia, one of the key ingredients, lacks flavour. That is to say, there is not a lot that speaks directly to the 1980's, save a dash of period specific music and a degree of political incorrectness, not seen in today's up tight society. I personally think they could have gone further and done a lot more, to really bring home that 80's atmosphere.

The slasher side of this flick, is actually handled a lot better and even ...

Return of the Sweet 16 Killer at a town in Washington

A 17 years-old teen in the Great Northwest (Kiernan Shipka) is intent on stopping a masked serial killer from 35 years earlier.

Totally Killer (2023) is a dynamic and amusing slasher mixed with a lot of 80s-isms. If I said more, itd give away important plot details, which are better left discovered for yourself. Lets just say its a meshing of 80s slashers like Sweet Sixteen and Halloween IV with the fun tone of Peggy Sue Got Married. A plus is that it effectively adds human interest despite the campiness.

Kiernan works well as the attractive, sassy protagonist while Julie Bowen is on hand as her mother. Liana Liberato (Tiffany) and Olivia Holt (Pam) are also worth a menti...